Window blind and curtain fixture



July 14, 1931. s. M. DAVIS 1,814,204

WINDOW BLIND AND CURTAIN FIXTURE Filed April 20. 1928 was,

gwue/ntoz Patented July 14, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SAMUEL M. DAVIS, OF ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA WINDOW BLIND AND CURTAIN FIXTURE Application filed April 20,

This invention relates to window fixtures and has for its primary object an improved window blind andcurtain fixture support that is easily attached to the window facing,

thus forming a permanent fixture upon which a combined curtain and blind bracket is slidably mounted.

Another object of this invention is to. provide a combined blind and curtain fixture that is slidably positioned on a fixed base plate secured to the window facing, thus obviating the necessity for defacing the window facing when blinds are put in place and removed.

A further object of this invention is to provide a combined blind and curtain fixture support that is so designed that the same can be made of cast aluminum or cast yellow brass, either of which will take a high polish, which will materially add to the furnishings of the room in which they may be placed.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a strong durable bracket, of simple design, having suitable clamping means for keeping the bracket in the correct position on the bracket support which is securely attached to the window facingand remains as a permanent fixture. 7 With these and other objects in Viet which will become more readily apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts'as will be hereinafter fully illustrated,

pointed out and claimed.

It will be quite readily understood by those skilled in the art to which this invention belongs that some structural changes 49 and modifications may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, but a preferred and thoroughly practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings p in which Figure 1 is a plan and side elevational view of the curtain fixture support which is adapted to be securely attached to the Window facing and remain as a permanent part of the window.

1928. Serial No. 271,429.

Fig. 2 is an isometric view of my improved combined window blind and curtain fixture support,'and clearly shows themeans by which the support is 'slidably mounted on the fixture support shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings.

3 Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the end of the fixture support and the manner in which the curtain and blind support interlocks therewith.

Similar reference numerals refer to similarparts throughout the several figures of the drawings. i In carrying out this invention, I do not contemplate making any change in the window or window facing, but to the window facing I securely attach a fixture bracket designated by the numeral 10. Thefixtu're bracket -10 is provided with a plurality of spacing. blocks 11. These blocks are positioned ateither end 12 of the bracket and are held in position by a countersunk screw 18, or similar device, which permits the curtain bracket to readily pass over when the same is placed on the bracket.

The combined blind and curtain pole bracket designated by the numeral 1 L consists primarily of a body portion 15 and two right angled projections 16 and 17, made as an integral part thereof. The body portion 15 is further provided with a base 18, having cut therein a plurality of grooves 19 andZO, which engage opposite sides of the curtain fixture bracket support 10, as clearly shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings.

The body portion 15 is further provided with a set screw 21 which serves to hold the slidable bracket 14 on the base 10.

The right angled projection 16 is adapted to carry the roller for the window blind, and is thus provided with a perforation 22 through which the trunnion of the blind roller is positioned.

The body portion 15 is further provided with a right angled projection designated by the numeral 17, which carries the curtain rods as shown in Fig. 8 of the drawlngs.

In order to add rigidity to the structure a rib 24 is positioned between the body 15 and the element 17 as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

When assembling this curtain and blind support on the window facing, I first position the fixture support on the facing of the window by means of countersunk screws 13. The combined blind and curtain fixture bracket 14: is then slidably mounted on the support 10 as shown in Fig. 3 of the m drawings, and secured in position by the set screws 21, after the blind roller is properly located.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to be secured by Letters 15 Patent is A curtain supporting fixture comprising a base member of T-shaped cross section, a bracket slidably mounted on said base member, said bracket having a formation of T- shaped cross section slidably interfitting with the base, and a pair of curtain supporting arms extending outwardly fronr opposite ends of said bracket, one within horizontal planes defining the upper and lower limits of the other one of said arms having a curtain roller receiving formation and the other of said arms extending outwardly beyond said first mentioned arm and outwardly of said first mentioned arm being pro- 39 vided with curtain pole supporting means,

said bracket being cast to include a reinforcing web connecting the longer of said arms with the body portion of the bracket.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signa- 33 ture.

SAMUEL M. DAVIS. 

